Chapter 384

"Second Master Lei, off for another stroll today?" A cold-faced man holding the leash of a Strange Beast as massive as a tiger greeted the old man who had just stepped out next door.

"Yes. I'm old now. If I don't move these old bones every day, something just feels off." He Zhao smiled as he answered his warmhearted neighbor. The child he had hired with one Five Elements Stone half a month ago had truly been worth the money.

That day, after finishing his meal, he had followed the boy to the small courtyard the latter had mentioned. After learning the details, he had paid fifteen pieces of Malevolent Jade without hesitation and rented it for three months, treating it as a temporary lair.

Then he had taken the alias Lei Er. Among the Hundred Family Surnames, there was "Lei, He, Ni, and Tang," and the second surname after Lei was He. In this world, he doubted anyone could see the deeper meaning hidden in that name.

After that, he discovered that the good-tempered Sha Refiner neighbor from the Disciplinary Team was actually the guard who had been responsible for maintaining order and collecting money at the city gate that day.

The young man was named Wang Xing. He looked cold and unapproachable, but in truth, he had gone awry during cultivation, causing his face to be unable to produce expressions corresponding to various emotions. He could only wear a stern face every day, looking as though strangers should stay away.

Yet he had profited from his misfortune. When the Disciplinary Team saw his naturally imposing face, they directly recruited him. When others saw him on patrol, most of them wished they could take a detour, let alone commit crimes.

His strength was also quite good. As a member